This small breed has particularly fine bones with long slender legs and thing bodies. (caninejournal.com)
Characterised by its unusually long slender legs, which are also the reason behind its name, the new species is unable to burrow its way through the ground like most of its relatives do. (sciencedaily.com)
He began with a small arc, which became a beak, and from there the rest of the bird was born: a dark smudge of an eye; ruffles of soot above the brow; feathers; and, finally, long slender legs ending in water. (bookbrowse.com)